Steve Rosen

Is a writer, composer, lyricist and actor.

As a writer for the theater he has co-written/composed with David Rossmer on The Other Josh Cohen (6 Drama Desk nominations, Lortel nomination Best Musical). The show has been performed Off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse and Westside Theater in New York City as well as the Paper Mill Playhouse and Geva Theater. It is available for license through TRW. They also wrote the book music and lyrics for The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation which played Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater and 50 First Dates: The Musical at The Other Palace in London.

He is also a co-creator with Mr. Rossmer, Dan Lipton and Sarah Saltzberg, of the long-running comedy Don’t Quit Your Night Job.

With Gordon Greenberg he has co-written the plays: Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors; Crime and Punishment, A Comedy; Ebenezer Scrooge's BIG [YOUR TOWN HERE] Christmas Show as well as the book for the musical The Secret of My Success and the podcast Rolling Calls.

As a an actor, he has been seen on Broadway originating the roles of Sir Bedevere, et. al. in Spamalot, Harlan Honn, et. al. in The Farnsworth Invention; and played Benny Southstreet in the last revival of Guys & Dolls. Steve also played Nathan Detroit on the national tour. Recent Off-Broadway credits include a Lucille Lortel Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Michael Friedman and Bess Wohl's Pretty Filthy for The Civilians as well as Peter and the Starcatcher, CQ/CX, Franz Kafka's The Castle and The Golem.

In concert he has performed principal roles in Knickerbocker Holiday (Alice Tully Hall) and The Mikado (Carnegie Hall). He has appeared regionally in the world premieres of Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of A Confederacy of Dunces at the Huntington Theater with Nick Offermann, Mr. Burns. A Post-Electric Play at The Woolly Mammoth Theater in Washington, DC. Other regional credits include lead roles at the La Jolla Playhouse, Bay Street Theatre, and three productions at both the St. Louis MUNY and the Bucks County Playhouse.

TV: Recurring roles on "SVU," "The Resident," "The Bite," "Kings" and "Nurse Jackie. He has guest starred on "The Equalizer," "Fleishman is in Trouble," "Blue Bloods," "Psych”; “Masters of Sex; The Good Wife”; and others.
Film: He has been featured in films directed by Woody Allen, Barry Levenson and Todd Solondz among others.